Chess Puzzle #2SZcn — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1101 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d1; queen b7; rooks a1/h1; bishop d2; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c4; rook e8; bishop b4; knights b8/e4; pawns a7/c6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxb4 — queen b7→b4, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf2# — knight e4→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nxf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1n2r1k1/pQ3ppp/2p5/8/1bq1n3/8/PP1B1PPP/RN1K3R w - - 6 16

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